The outlook among home remodel companies sits at its highest in a year, with sentiment toward upcoming business prospects in positive territory in contrast with the homebuilding community. Processing Content Remodeling and renovation market sentiment improved to a seasonally adjusted score of 64 at the close of the fourth quarter, up from 60 three months […]
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Many Americans may not know it, but they’re sitting on a gold mine just waiting to be tapped. The total equity held in real estate by homeowners is now nearly $36 trillion, according to the latest Federal Reserve data. That marks an increase of over $175 billion over the past year. When measured as a
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U.S. lenders are racing to tap homeowners’ record equity, rolling out new HELOCs, non-QM loans, and even blockchain-backed products to capture market share. Boston Consulting Group’s third quarter recap noted that banks are focusing their mortgage operations on deepening customer relationships in order to grow, and this includes increasing second-lien lending. “Lenders continue to expand
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Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors.Want unlimited access to top ideas and insights? Subscribe Now The mortgage industry has invested a huge amount of time and money to create products for tapping the vast amount of home equity equity inside the 145 million residential homes in the US.
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Better Home & Finance is rolling out a new wholesale operation where it’ll offer home equity line-of-credit and closed-end second liens. The lender is touting a wide credit matrix, fast originations and options including 12 and 24 month bank statement approval options for small business owners. The largely direct-to-consumer shop, with an emerging retail arm,
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Finance of America is now offering home equity loans through a new agreement with Better Home and Finance. The reverse mortgage giant will offer HELOAN and home equity line of credit products for the first time using Better’s proprietary Tinman AI platform, the companies announced Tuesday. Better will also integrate Finance of America’s reverse mortgage
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The amount of tappable home equity Americans hold continues to increase, growing annually by 5% for the second quarter, a Transunion study found. Several operators in the market, whether lenders themselves or tech providers, have launched products and platforms over the last few days to serve these equity-rich homeowners. As of June 30, the total
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Homeowners are seeing record levels of equity in their homes, and many are eager to use it. Mortgage originations hit their highest levels since 2022 driven in large part by purchases and cash-out refinances, according to Intercontinental Exchange’s August Mortgage Monitor. Cash-out loans made up 59% of all refinances, with borrowers pulling an average of
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